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Rabindranath Tagore Chaucer John Keats William Shakespeare R. K. Narayan WELCOME to the DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

Importance of English Language § • • • Job opportunities For Any Job Interview is conducted in English Travels and Tourism Business Process and Outsourcing Soft Skills Trainers Medical Transcriptionists Outsourcing Professionals Competitive Exams (IBPS, Railways Staff Selection and other Compt Exams )

Mission of the Department ØTo inculcate interest among students in assimilating the ethics and values through the study of English language and Literature. Ø To help the students in learning English language in a stress free atmosphere. ØTo motivate the students in developing their career with the help of English language. ØTo make English interesting and informative as a subject. ØTo use as much ICT as possible for better instruction. ØTo reach out Higher Education to the most deprived and underprivileged sections in the society. Ø To promote research aptitude among students. ØTo equip our students to be a part of the Community Development Programmes and thus towards the ultimate object of a prosperous and vibrant nation.

Action Plan 1. Organizing Seminars & Group Discussions of students. 2. To encourage the students for participating in various co-curricular activities and competitions like Debate, Elocution, Drama , Poetry Writing, Essay Writing & Poster Making. 3. Orientation , Intensive & Tutorial classes are conducted. 4. Organising two Unit Tests in each session , two term exams & frequent Surprise Tests. 5. Discussion of Previous question papers of University in the classroom. 6. To facilitate English Language learning process through English Language Lab. 7. To make English Language learning process students’ friendly. 8. To enhance the English Language proficiency of students by developing their communicative skills. 9. To groom the students for Placement Drives.

Introduction of English Department • Name of Programmes/Courses Offered Year of Establishmen t 2001 -02 • B. A. I (Compulsory English & English Literature) • B. A. III (Compulsory English & English Literature) • Introduced in 2012 -13 • B. Com. I (Compulsory English) • B. Com. II (Compulsory English)

Annual/Semester/Choice Based Credit System (Programme Wise) Semester Pattern B. A. I (Compulsory English & English Literature) B. A. III (Compulsory English& English Literature) B. Com (Compulsory English) B. Com. II (Compulsory English) Theory 80 + Assignments 20 = 100 Passing Marks= 40

B. A. PART–I EXAMINATION COMPULSORY ENGLISH Semester I Unit I : Prose 20 Marks Prescribed Lessons 1. In. Sahyadri Hills, A Lesson in Humility- Sudha Murty 2. Uncle Podger Hang a Picture- Jerome K. Jerome Unit II: Poetry 20 Marks 1. Where the Mind is Without Fear- Rabindranath Tagore 2. The Toys- Coventary Patmore Unit III: Short Stories 20 Marks 1. Why I Want a Wife- Judy Brady 2. The Selfish Giant- Oscar Wilde Unit IV: Grammar & Vocabulary 20 Marks (i) Articles (5 marks) (ii) Preposition (5 marks) iii) Synonyms and Antonyms ( 5+5= 10 marks)

Unit V: Conversational Skills (Step Up I) ( Internal assessment) 20 Marks Internal assessment will be based on: i) Viva -10 marks ii) Assignments-10 marks 1. Making Introduction 2. Greeting People 3. Talking about family 4. Describing people, places, animals 5. Expressing feelings 6. Inviting, Suggesting, Accepting, Refusing

Prescribed Textbooks: 1. The Knowledge Tree 2. Learner’s English Grammar and Composition by N. D. V. Prasad ( S. Chand & Company Ltd. ) 3. Improve Your English (Step Up – I) Edited by Lovely Menachery & Malati. Panga (Foundation Books)

Distribution of Marks Unit Course Content SAQ VSAQ Total Marks I Prose 15 05 20 II Poems 15 05 20 III Short stories 15 05 20 IV Grammar and Vocabulary 20 20 V Conversational Skills( Internal assessment) - - 20 Total 100

B. A. PART I EXAMINATION, SEMESTER I COMPULSORY ENGLISH PATTERN OF QUESTION PAPER Time: 3 Hours Full Marks: 80 Q. 1 (A) Five questions on Articles (B) Five questions on Prepositions (C) Five questions out of eight on Synonyms (D) Five questions out of eight on Antonyms 5 Marks Q. 2 (A) Three SAQs with internal choice to be answered in about 75 words each from Unit I (prescribed lessons) 3 x 5 =15 (B) Five very short answer questions on Unit I(prescribed lessons) to be answered in one or two sentences each 5 x 1=05 Q. 3 (A) Three SAQs with internal choice to be answered in about 75 words each from Unit II(prescribed poems) 3 x 5= 5 (Note: Internal choice should be from two different lessons) (B)Five very short answer questions on the prescribed poems to be answered in one or two sentences each 5 x 1=05 Q. 4 (A) Three SAQs with internal choice to be answered in about 75 words each from Unit III Short stories) 3 x 5 = 15 (prescribed (B) Five very short answer questions on the prescribed short Stories to be answered in one or two sentences each. 5 x 1=05

I. Poetic Quest Edited by Shubha Mishra &Vandana Bhagdikar The following poems are prescribed 1. Sonnet 144 : William Shakespeare 2. To Science : Edgar Allan Poe 3. A Red Rose : Robert Burns 4. Ode to a Nightingale : John Keats 5. The Ballad of Father Gilligan : W. B. Yeats 6. A Lament : P. B. Shelley II. Prescribed portion from A Background to the Study of English Literature – Section I (Poetry) Section I -Chapter I and Chapter II Subjective & Objective Poetry Poetical Types: The Lyric & The Ode, The Sonnet, The Elegy The Idyll, The Epic, The Ballad& The Satire III. ‘Practical Criticism’ Section I – Introduction IV. The following Literary Terms from A Handbook of Literary Terms Image, Symbol, Allusion, Conceit, Blank Verse, Metaphor, Irony, Paradox

Distribution of Marks Unit Course Content LAQ SAQ VSAQ Total Marks I Poetic Quest 20 20 40 II A Background to the Study of English Literature 10 05 10 25 III Practical Criticism 10 – 10 IV Literary Terms 05 05 80 Two Assignments (Internal assessment) 20 100

Books Prescribed: 1) Poetic Quest Edited by Shubha Mishra &Vandana Bhagdikar (Orient Black. Swan) 2) A Background to the Study of English Literature B. Prasad (Macmillan) 3) Practical Criticism Edited by V. S. Sethuraman, C. T. Indra, T. Sriraman (Macmillan) 4) A Handbook of Literary Terms Edited by Savita Parkey, R. M. Patil, Meghnad Bhave & Karthik Panicker (S. Chand)

B. A. PART – I EXAMINATION SEMESTER I ENGLISH LITERATURE (STUDY OF POETRY) Pattern of Question Paper Time: 3 Hrs Full Marks: 80 Q. 1 A) One Long Answer Question out of Two to be answered in about 200 words based on the first three prescribed poems. 10 Marks B) One Long Answer Question out of Two to be answered in about 200 words based on the remaining three prescribed poems. 10 Marks Q. 2 A) One Long Answer Question out of Two to be answered in about 200 words based on Section I-Chapter I & Chapter II (Poet Types) from A Background to the Study of English Literature. 10 Marks B) Two Short Answer Questions out of Four in about 100 words 2 x 5=10 Marks with internal choice based on Section I (Introduction) of Practical Criticism. Q. 3 A) Two Explanations out of Four with internal choice based on 2 x 5 =10 Marks The first three prescribed poems. B) Two Explanations out of Four with internal choice based on 2 x 5 = 10 Marks The remaining three poems. Q. 4 A) One Short Answer Question out of Two with internal choice 1 x 5 =5 Marks to be answered in about 100 words each based on Section I-Chapter II of A Background to the Study of English Literature. B) Five Very Short Answer Questions out of Eight to be answered 5 x 2=10 Marks in a sentence or two based on Section – I of A Background to The Study of English Literature.

Best Practices of English Department • English for Enhancement & Employability-E 3 (Spoken English &Personality Development Classes) (Introduced in 2013 -14)

Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning • • • Guest Lectures are arranged to make learning interesting and enjoyable ICT based teaching-learning process. Assignments & Project are given to the students. Use of Ace Language Lab software to improve the communication skills of the students. Internet videos of selective topics are shown. Role played by the students. Screening of the movies based on texts prescribed in their syllabi. Literary quiz is organized in the classroom to create interest for literature. Print outs and hand outs are distributed to the students of the study material as well as it is posted on the blog-heeba 9. blogspot. com. Daily 5 to 7 minutes are spent in classes revising what was discussed the previous day and questions from students are encouraged in class. Students are motivated to access various Library-resources to enrich the knowledge of the subject.

Prof. Khan delivering a guest lecture on the Importance of English Language and Reading Habits organized by Dept English

The students being taught English with the help of ICT

The students were given information about various books of English available in the library and inspire to read them. The books of English were displayed and the students were encouraged to read them.

The Students of Renuka College attending the programme of British Council at G. S. College, Nagpur facilitated by English Dept. -Renuka College.

Best Practice -E 3 -English for Enhancement and Employability being organized by English Dept.

Achievers of English Department • Hrishikesh Dhande secured 71 marks in Comp Eng in B. A. in 2014 -15. • Roshani Deoghare obtained 74 marks in Comp Eng in B. A. I in 2015 -16. • Diksha Brahamne scored 78 marks in Comp Eng in B. A. in 2016 -17.

Achievers of English Dept of B. A. I First 2017 -18 Sr No Name of the Students Subjects Class Marks Obtained out of 100 Exam Annual/Semester Year 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Jidnya Pal Rupam Kamble Sanidhya Soni Mayur Watane Puja Meshram Bhumeshwar Meshram Comp English Comp English B. A - I B. A-I 83 77 73 71 72 72 First Semester First Semester 2017 -18 2017 -18 7. Shubhangi Deshmukh Comp English B. A. I 70 First Semester Pattern 2017 -18 8. Simran Sonkar Comp Eng B. A. I. 66 First Semester Pattern 2017 -18 9. Vaibhav Lamsonge Comp Eng B. A. I. 65 First Semester Pattern 2017 -18 10. Vaishnavi Umak Comp Eng B. A. I. 62 First Semester Pattern 2017 -18

Representation in the College Committees. Abdul Shamim Name of the Committee NAAC Steering Committee IQAC Designation Coordinator Career Guidance & Counseling Cell. Coordinator E 3 Trainer College Magazine Committee Shabdhankur Website & Prospectus Committee College Admission Committee Sub Editor Co- coordinator Member

Career Guidance and Counseling Cell organised the various programmmes for the guidance of the students.

Placement & Entrepreneur Cell of Renuka College under the aegis of Carreer Guidance & Counseling Cell organized three days’ training programme on Entrepreneurship in Collaboration with Shiran Center for Resaerch & Awareness.

Details of Library Facilities for English. • Library contains 415 books on the subject. • Two International Journal“eltai” & - an International Journal in English. • CDs on English Grammar and on Communications Skills available in the library are 70. • Language Lab with Ace Language Lab Software. • Inflibnet & DOAJ are available in the library for e-resources.

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